How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and United Kingdom?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Median age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malta vs United Kingdom: Median age

Malta

40.28 years

in 2023

United Kingdom

39.78 years

in 2023

Malta rank

53rd

United Kingdom rank

56th

Median age over time

Malta
United Kingdom

How they compare

Malta currently reports 40.28 years against 39.78 years in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.5 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Malta ranks 53rd and United Kingdom ranks 56th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malta	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1950s	22.76 years	34.11 years	11.35 years	United Kingdom
1960s	23.4 years	34.05 years	10.65 years	United Kingdom
1970s	26.65 years	33.04 years	6.39 years	United Kingdom
1980s	30.32 years	34.16 years	3.84 years	United Kingdom
1990s	33.57 years	35.58 years	2.01 years	United Kingdom
2000s	36.91 years	37.4 years	0.4854 years	United Kingdom
2010s	39.22 years	38.69 years	0.536 years	Malta
2020s	39.53 years	39.46 years	0.078 years	Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age, Malta or United Kingdom?: Malta, at 40.28 years against 39.78 years in United Kingdom as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age between Malta and United Kingdom?: 0.5 years, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and United Kingdom?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Malta and United Kingdom rank globally for median age?: Malta ranks 53rd and United Kingdom ranks 56th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Median age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Median age
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.